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Ponta de São Lourenço

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37: 188: 53: 333: 60: 292:"A Geological tour of the Archipelago of Madeira", Maria Luisa Ribeiro Miguel, Magalhães Ramalho, Direcção Regional do Comércio, Indústria e Energia Laboratório Nacional de Energia e Geologia, p 37 and 75 160:. Its terrain are made up of rocks and herbaceous vegetation. Since 1982, the headland is a nature reserve, where it has the conservation of its endemic plants including 218:
The headland's highest point is Pico do Furado. There is a path which takes about an hour to walk from the headland entrance. To the west is the New Port of Madeira.
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The headland's geology consists of pyroclastic rocks as well as basalt dykes (dikes) and some coasts being eroded. The group dates back to the Late
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Ponta de São Lourenço, along with the islets of Ilhéuda Cevada and Ilhéu do Farol at the eastern end, have been recognised as an
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Ponta de São Lourenço from Baixas do Guincho, the vicinity of the island's new port
27: 168: 204: 149: 148:(Portuguese for the "Point of Saint Lawrence") is the easternmost point of the 137: 117: 347: 96: 83: 249: 178:, and it has fauna, including birds, insects, and molluscs. One of them is 274: 245: 222: 196: 153: 184:, a seal. Marine fauna are in the waters surrounding the headland. 242: 157: 127: 332: 200: 207:. Nearby are a few islets with the easternmost being 41:Ponta de São Lourenço from the vicinity of Machico 345: 268: 59: 186: 346: 228: 13: 295: 270:"Ponta de S. Lourenço (PTMAD0003)" 14: 380: 325: 331: 58: 51: 35: 369:Important Bird Areas of Madeira 309:. BirdLife International. 2021 286: 262: 1: 255: 7: 280:European Environment Agency 225:, about 100,000 years ago. 152:. It is inside the town of 10: 385: 195:Northeast of the islet is 211:(Farol Islet), where its 133: 123: 112: 77: 46: 34: 25: 18: 248:, including the largest 156:and forms a part of the 364:Natura 2000 in Portugal 303:"Ponta de São Lourenço" 158:municipality of Machico 239:BirdLife International 192: 338:Ponta de São Lourenço 190: 146:Ponta de São Lourenço 134:Offshore water bodies 97:32.74583°N 16.71111°W 66:Ponta de São Lourenço 20:Ponta de São Lourenço 354:Geography of Madeira 340:at Wikimedia Commons 163:Matthiola maderensis 128:Machico Municipality 252:colony in Madeira. 235:Important Bird Area 229:Important Bird Area 199:, and southeast is 175:Andryala glandulosa 102:32.74583; -16.71111 93: /  307:BirdLife Data Zone 193: 336:Media related to 213:nearby lighthouse 181:Monachus monachus 150:island of Madeira 143: 142: 376: 335: 319: 318: 316: 314: 299: 293: 290: 284: 283: 266: 205:Deserted Islands 108: 107: 105: 104: 103: 98: 94: 91: 90: 89: 86: 62: 61: 55: 39: 16: 15: 384: 383: 379: 378: 377: 375: 374: 373: 344: 343: 328: 323: 322: 312: 310: 301: 300: 296: 291: 287: 267: 263: 258: 231: 169:Echium nervosum 101: 99: 95: 92: 87: 84: 82: 80: 79: 73: 72: 71: 70: 69: 68: 67: 63: 42: 30: 21: 12: 11: 5: 382: 372: 371: 366: 361: 356: 342: 341: 327: 326:External links 324: 321: 320: 294: 285: 260: 259: 257: 254: 230: 227: 209:Ilhéu do Farol 141: 140: 138:Atlantic Ocean 135: 131: 130: 125: 121: 120: 118:Madeira Island 114: 110: 109: 75: 74: 65: 64: 57: 56: 50: 49: 48: 47: 44: 43: 40: 32: 31: 26: 23: 22: 19: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 381: 370: 367: 365: 362: 360: 357: 355: 352: 351: 349: 339: 334: 330: 329: 308: 304: 298: 289: 281: 277: 276: 271: 265: 261: 253: 251: 247: 244: 240: 236: 226: 224: 219: 216: 214: 210: 206: 202: 198: 189: 185: 183: 182: 177: 176: 171: 170: 165: 164: 159: 155: 151: 147: 139: 136: 132: 129: 126: 122: 119: 115: 111: 106: 78:Coordinates: 76: 54: 45: 38: 33: 29: 24: 17: 311:. Retrieved 306: 297: 288: 273: 264: 250:Caspian gull 232: 220: 217: 215:is located. 194: 179: 173: 167: 161: 145: 144: 275:Natura 2000 223:Pleistocene 197:Porto Santo 100: / 348:Categories 313:20 January 256:References 241:for their 88:16°42′40″W 85:32°44′45″N 237:(IBA) by 246:colonies 203:and the 116:Eastern 113:Location 359:Machico 243:seabird 154:Caniçal 124:Part of 172:, and 201:Bugio 315:2021 28:Cape 350:: 305:. 278:. 272:. 166:, 317:. 282:.

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Cape
Ponta de São Lourenço from the vicinity of Machico
Ponta de São Lourenço is located in Madeira
32°44′45″N 16°42′40″W / 32.74583°N 16.71111°W / 32.74583; -16.71111
Madeira Island
Machico Municipality
Atlantic Ocean
island of Madeira
Caniçal
municipality of Machico
Matthiola maderensis
Echium nervosum
Andryala glandulosa
Monachus monachus

Porto Santo
Bugio
Deserted Islands
Ilhéu do Farol
nearby lighthouse
Pleistocene
Important Bird Area
BirdLife International
seabird
colonies
Caspian gull
"Ponta de S. Lourenço (PTMAD0003)"
Natura 2000
European Environment Agency
"Ponta de São Lourenço"

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